Indirect immunofluorescence antibodies to Legionella pneumophila: frequency in a rural community
- 1 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 12 (3), 326-328
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.12.3.326-328.1980
Abstract
The background prevalence of indirect immunofluorescence antibody to L. pneumophila in a rural community was determined by testing sera from 517 volunteers. The upper limit of normal antibody titer was 1:64 with L. pneumophila serogroup 1 (Philadelphia 1) used as antigen. High titers (.gtoreq. 1:128) were found in 13.2% of the sera and occurred with similar frequencies in males and females. In individuals 40 yr of age and older, high titers were 2.7 times as prevalent in males as females.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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